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Law firm launches app for doing business in Indonesia

Hogan Lovells has launched a new app intended to help businesses navigate the legal landscape when in Indonesia.

17 Jun 2016

Mishcon de Reya advises former Torex boss in claim against RBS and KPMG

Mishcon de Reya is acting for former Torex Retail chief executive Neil Mitchell in a £128m claim against the Royal Bank of Scotland and KPMG, with Dentons and Stephenson Harwood advising the def...

16 Jun 2016

Linklaters and Freshfields take roles as Steinhoff angles for Poundland takeover

Magic Circle outfits Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed lead roles in an attempt by South Africa's Steinhoff to takeover British retailer Poundland.

16 Jun 2016

Merkel stresses importance of independent Chinese judiciary

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been in China on a state visit and has used the occasion to urge Beijing to ensure an independent judiciary.

16 Jun 2016

DLA Piper partner fined £15k for sexist emails

A London-based partner at DLA Piper has been fined £15,000 for sending 'despicable' emails to the Premier League's executive chairman Richard Scudamore.

15 Jun 2016

Quinn Emanuel launches UK construction disputes group with HSF hire

James Bremen has left Herbert Smith Freehills to establish a UK construction disputes practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

15 Jun 2016

International firm launches innovation hub

DAC Beachcroft has become the latest international law firm to create a team focused on innovation, with its Claims Solutions Group launching Innovations Lab, a new research and development hub.

15 Jun 2016

PwC pushes Aussie growth

Professional services giant PwC has boosted its Australian operation with the addition of five new senior partners to its legal services team.

14 Jun 2016

Legal Ombudsman names all firms subject to complaints

The Legal Ombudsman has today published its annual name-and-shame list, revealing it received complaints about 1,673 firms and individuals during the last financial year.

13 Jun 2016

UK hires: 13 June

A round-up of moves across the UK.

13 Jun 2016

Terra Firma withdraws EMI claim against Citi

After more than six years of litigation in New York and London, Terra Firma Capital Partners has withdrawn its £2.3bn claim against Citigroup just days after the trial started at London's Hi...

13 Jun 2016

Trademark dispute over chocolate-covered peanuts

Two of the world's largest food manufacturers have been in court in Sweden over a dispute involving chocolate-covered peanuts.

10 Jun 2016

Revenue growth slows at CMS as group posts 8.4 per cent increase

CMS has reported its financials for 2015/16, with turnover rising 8.4 per cent year-on-year to £735.2m.

10 Jun 2016

Dentons partners with funding firm for legal tech push

Dentons' legal tech venture development platform Nextlaw Labs has partnered with funding firm Seedcamp to co-sponsor a global call to early stage legal tech startups.

10 Jun 2016

Kemp Little turnover jumps 15 per cent

Boutique law firm Kemp Little has turnover of £12.2m for the 2015/16 financial year, a 15 per cent increase from the previous year's £10.6m.

9 Jun 2016

TV show 'Ellen' facing lawsuit after breast joke goes bust

The hit US show has been slapped with a lawsuit for a feature about allegedly humorous business names.

9 Jun 2016

Shoosmiths launches London family practice

Shoosmiths has launched a family law practice in London with the hire of two partners from Howard Kennedy.

9 Jun 2016

Disputes drive Fieldfisher's seven per cent revenue jump

Fieldfisher has posted a seven per cent increase in firm-wide revenues for 2015/16, up to £121.5m from £113.3m.

8 Jun 2016

Withy King to merge with Royds

Bath-based Withy King and City firm Royds have announced they are to merge, creating a national firm with turnover of more than £30m.

8 Jun 2016

Bakers, Eversheds and Hogan Lovells secure places on defence multinational's first panel

Baker & McKenzie, Eversheds and Hogan Lovells are among nine firms to have won spots on the inaugural global legal panel of French multinational aerospace, defence and security firm Safran.

8 Jun 2016